A British snorkeller has died after she was struck by a boat’s propeller at a
popular diving spot in the South China Sea.

Madaline Jayne Cole, 25, from Hereford, was on her way back to the beach at
Perhentian Kecil island after a snorkelling trip on Monday morning when the
boat struck her and her friend, Simon James Rogers, 22.

Ms Cole, who had serious injuries to her torso and legs, died while being
taken to get medical help by the boat operator involved in the accident,
said Superintendent Kamaruddin Mohd Zakaria, of Besut police.